Tuesday, September 28, 2010

Comparing the Original with the Recorded Copy

I'm wrapping up V2I6 of Casefile Clues where an original deed is compared with the recorded copy at the courthouse. It's been an interesting experiment, especially when one considers how many of these recorded copies genealogists use in their research. (Issue 6 is NOT out yet...so be patient).

Elizabeth Shown Mills in Evidence Explained discusses some of these issues and we'll touch on those in this real world example. If there's interest, I'll try and get more originals to compare with the handwritten recorded copies.

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Michael John Neill has actively researched his ancestry for nearly thirty years. An experienced courthouse, archives, library, and online researcher, Michael's children have ancestors in fifteen states and eight European countries. Michael lectures nationally on a wide variety of genealogy topics and has presented day-long seminars on family history research for over fifteen years. He has a master's degree in mathematics and has been an educator for over twenty years.

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